The Parlour Inn is a hotel conveniently located in the heart of beautiful Stratford, Ontario, Canada and is within walking distance of the Stratford Festival theatres. Our Stratford Festival hotel accommodations enable our guests to make the most out of their theatre getaway. Relax as you grab a bite to eat at our in-hotel restaurant, The Parlour Inn Restaurant, and unwind with our extensive wine selection from some of Ontario’s best wineries. Then take in Stratford’s infamous gardens during your strolls to the plays, musicals and productions of the Stratford Festival. The Parlour Inn is the best spot for you to create the perfect date night or evening out with friends when you’re visiting Stratford, Ontario…where the swans are plenty and the culture is always lively.
The Stratford Festival allows theatre-lovers from across Ontario to indulge in exceptional theatre performances and world-renowned plays and productions. Always an exceptional event, this year’s playbill promises to be an absolute favourite for this year's festival attendees. From classical Shakespearean dramas to re-energized contemporary pieces and musical productions, long-time fans of the theatre, as well as new visitors will fall in love with the acting, music, costumes, stage designs and productions that this infamous Ontario theatre festival has to offer.
The Stratford Festival runs annually from April through to November. During this time, theatre companies will put on over a dozen impeccable works between the four Stratford theatres, including:
The Parlour Inn is located just steps from each of the theatres, so our guests never have to worry about struggling to find parking prior to their show, making The Parlour Inn the ideal Stratford Festival hotel. Each production that runs during the Stratford Festival is uniquely wonderful which is why we recommend that you include more than one play during your Stratford Festival getaway to make the most of your experience.
Choose The Parlour Inn for your Stratford Festival accommodations – just 10-minute walk from the Stratford theatres. Enjoy a getaway that includes a world-class theatre experience, an exceptional restaurant and noteworthy service. Make it a theatre-filled weekend or return time and time again to relive your fun-filled experience in Stratford, Ontario and the new plays and productions. Our friendly and informative staff members will always be happy to welcome you and your loved ones back to The Parlour’s upscale hotel rooms and restaurant.
The Stratford Festival’s 2026 season, spanning April through November, is a landmark year and the final season under Antoni Cimolino’s artistic direction. Themed “This Rough Magic,” the lineup will unite classic masterpieces, innovative premieres, and musical spectacles to celebrate theatre’s power of illusion and truth.
As the season unfolds, audiences can look forward to thought-provoking narratives that invite reflection and conversation, celebrating the transformative power of theatre.
The 2026 season presents a vibrant and resonant selection of plays — from Shakespeare’s timeless works to inventive new voices — all weaving around the season’s thematic centre: illusion, creativity, and the metaphors of performance.
This season features standout musical productions whose stories resonate with theatricality, romance and joy.
The 2026 slate includes compelling new commissions and bold adaptations that explore performance, translation, and reinvention.
Directed by Antoni Cimolino, Shakespeare’s magical final play is a meditation on power, forgiveness, spectacle, and the legacy of art itself, a poignant artistic farewell.
Directed and choreographed by Donna Feore, this Broadway classic returns in a thrilling new production with gamblers, showgirls, romance, and heartbreak.
Returning by popular demand, this witty, irreverent musical comedy satirizes Elizabethan theatre as two playwrights attempt to outshine Shakespeare by inventing the very first musical.
Directed by Molly Atkinson, Samuel Beckett’s absurdist classic arrives on the festival stage for the first time; haunting, perplexing, and darkly humorous.
Directed by Dean Gabourie, Arthur Miller’s powerful tragedy confronts illusion, regret, and the collapsing dreams of a man and his family.
Directed by Krista Jackson, Oscar Wilde’s sparkling comedy of manners teases high society while exploring the masks we wear in love and identity.
A final artistic contribution by Cimolino, this adaptation of Eduardo De Filippo’s play (with Donato Santeramo) offers a richly textured view of family, love, and interpersonal illusions.
Directed by Pablo Felices-Luna and adapted by Kim Selody, Tolkien’s iconic fantasy is transformed into a theatrical journey packed with imagination for audiences big and small.
Directed by Graham Abbey, Shakespeare’s enchanting comedy of love, transformation, and mischief plays out in a magical wood full of fairies and playful trickery.
A world premiere by Jovanni Sy, directed by the author, blends Restoration comedy with high-stakes drama in a contemporary mash-up of The Way of the World and modern excess.
A Stratford Festival commission by Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman, directed by Nina Lee Aquino. This provocative new work explores the translation of sacred text, the power of narrative, and the dynamics of storytelling across genders and generations.